IKEA Takes Reusable Pledge: Phasing Out Single-Use Products by 2020

IKEA this week announced it will discontinue selling single-use products, from plastic straws to paper plates, by 2020. The global retailer also said it will sell only recycled plastic products by August of the same year and honor the Paris Climate Accord regardless of political outcomes.

This is good news for shoppers, because plastic utensils are much harder to recycle than many think. It’s also a big step forward for Earth-friendly products generally, because IKEA sells $45.2 billion worth of consumer products annually — about 66 percent in Europe and 19 percent in the United States. The company has been forward-looking about its environmental responsibility for many years, but said that customers are leading this change. Now, products will be designed based on “circular principles,” reflecting concerns that the throw-away culture is leading to climatic disaster.

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